The 1980 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a
CAMS sanctioned motor sport title for drivers of cars complying with
Australian Formula 2 regulations. The championship was contested over a four-round series with Round 2 held as a single race and all other rounds staged over two races.
[Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81, pages 152-161]
* Round 1,
Winton,
Victoria, 2 March
* Round 2,
Amaroo Park,
New South Wales, 25 May
* Round 3,
Calder Raceway
Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a dragstrip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either cloc ...
, Victoria, 3 August
* Round 4,
Sandown Park, Victoria, 14 December
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. For those rounds at which two races were held, round placings were determined by awarding round points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race.
[CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, 1980, pages 91-92]
Results
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References
Further reading
* Racing Car News, February 1981, pages 20–22
External links
Australian Titles
Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 6 March 2009
Cheetah Racing Cars
Retrieved from www.oldracingcars.info on 6 March 2009
Australian Formula 2 Championship
Formula 2 Championship
The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier single-seater championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on racing circuits, the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebranding of the lo ...